This legislative session members of the Illinois General Assembly passed a bill to make it easier to sue out-of-state ...

Think former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s influence ended when he resigned or was convicted of bribery? Maybe not ...

The Illinois Federation of Teachers represents employees in more than 200 school districts across the state, but it does a ...

Over 200 Illinois towns have opted to charge a 1% grocery tax. Chicago is likely to follow. Local leaders have until October to decide whether to impose this regressive tax on people’s need to eat.

Illinois companies announced 1,477 mass layoffs during May. The highest concentration of cuts impacted Champaign after one of ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson likes to parrot platitudes about taxing the rich to fix the city, CTA and Chicago Public ...

Illinois state lawmakers failed to advance bills that would have helped ease housing shortages and reduced costs. Legislators ...

Chicago’s speed cameras issued $90.9 million in tickets and fees to drivers in 2024, down $11.3 million from 2023. Mayor ...

Illinois will have spent over $2.5 billion on migrant care by the end of 2025. Costs have shattered projections and left taxpayers poorer.